CLAIX-2023: A Milestone for Research
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October 23, 2024 marks a significant day for us: It was with great joy that we inaugurated our High Performance Computer CLAIX-2023! This modern system marks a significant advance for High Performance Computing and is available to researchers at RWTH and all German universities.
Email Security – Evaluation and Application of the SPF Policy
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In this post of our email security series, we would like to inform you about an upcoming tightening of the SPF policy that will apply to RWTH Aachen University as of December 5, 2024. The change will prevent RWTH email addresses from being used as sender addresses by mail servers outside of RWTH Aachen University in the future. This will further increase email security at our university. Please note that this article is mainly intended for mail administrators of RWTH institutions. (*)
Women in IT: FEMTEC Career-Building Program
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Welcome to the third post in our blog series about women in IT. In the first post, we looked at the challenges women face in the tech industry and how they successfully overcome them. The second post was dedicated to the success stories of historical and modern women who have made significant contributions to the IT field. Today we present the FEMTEC Career-Building Program, which prepares female STEM students at RWTH Aachen University for challenging careers in business and science.
Omnichannel Telephony: Bilingualism
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After around three successful years with our omnichannel system, we are taking the next step: in order to meet the modern requirements of an international university, we are making our telephone system bilingual to make communication more efficient and user-friendly. But what exactly does that mean? And what is behind our omnichannel system?
IT Center Satisfaction Survey 2024 – Your Opinion Counts!
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This week our IT Center Satisfaction Survey 2024 started. This survey is aimed at all people who use the services of the IT Center.
In order to continuously improve the quality of services and support through our various communication channels, we conduct a satisfaction survey every year. The survey is anonymous.
Basics at RWTH: E-Mail
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As part of our blog series “Basics at RWTH”, today we are introducing you to the RWTH e-mail service, which is essential for your daily communication in everyday university life. We have compiled the most important information for you so that you can get started quickly and easily with your e-mail inbox – if you haven’t already done so.
Types of Firewalls
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In the first part of our blog series, we covered the basics of firewalls: what they are, how they work, and why they are essential for network security. Today, we will take a closer look at the different types of firewalls used in IT-Security.
11th Aachen Company Run – Not Without My (It Center) Team
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Not only can we do the maths, we can also run: At the 11th Aachen company run, the IT Center once again proved its sporting prowess and even took 3rd place in the individual classification! True to the motto “We’re not just good at computing”, the running team took the opportunity this year to grow together as a team and achieve new personal bests. Read our impressions of the sporting event of the year in this article.
RWTH Welcome Week – On Site For You!
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This year, RWTH Aachen University is once again welcoming new international students with the traditional Welcome Week. The events offered them an ideal opportunity to get to know the services and processes at RWTH better.
We at the IT Center were also there on September 25, 2024, as a point of contact at the Freshers’ Fair as part of Welcome Week. In this blog post, you can find out how the successful exchange with students went.
IT Center Oktoberfest 2024
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On September 27, 2024, the IT Center celebrated Oktoberfest 2024, which was opened by the management with warm words. Professor Matthias Müller opened the celebration with a short speech and got the guests in the mood for the festive occasion.
A special highlight of the event was the tribute to Daniel Bündgens, who celebrated his 25th anniversary of service. With warm words, congratulations and a small gift, he was honored for his many years of loyalty and commitment to the IT Center.
